From the monthly archives: December 2007
When you invite good friends and provide great tasting food and cocktails, you create an ambiance that will naturally start conversations and provide entertainment. Also remember to set the right mood with the right music for your event. Cocktails are a big part of the party. Have fun serving new & innovative cocktails or cocktails that match your party theme.
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The oystermen who worked the estuary of Maryland’s Lynnhaven River kept a special barrel for the largest, choicest specimens they raked up from the waters of Chesapeake Bay. “For Mr. Brady,” read the label on the barrel, and when the catch was in, the oysters were iced down and loaded onto an express train bound for Manhattan and Charles Rector’s restaurant.
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When people ask Barbara Akin what she does for a living, she asks them if they have ever been to a restaurant and seen one of those brightly colored drink menus with pictures of exotic libations. “That’s what I do,” she tells them. Barbara Akin is a beverage consultant.
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I’m from off the lone prairie,
Got a ranch out there; I call it “Mornin’ Dew.”
But the cowboy life was lonely
Til I found my one and only,
A red-haired widder gal, the name a’ Pru.
No tenderloin is complete without some great sauces. Complete your dish with these recipes.
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As long as I live you can always find me close to the Ole Red River. I was born here, raised here, my heart and soul are here, along the sand bars and swift waters, listening to the wind whispering through the willers,” said Dean Price, better known as Wildwood Dean.
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Enjoy the perfect beef tenderloin with this recipe from Chef Cathy Zeis.
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Enjoy a refined and classy taste with these Poached Salmon Tarts. Cooked in white wine and sprinkled with Dill, prepare it for your guests to get them all talking about your cooking.
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This colorful and tasty appetizer has great presentation, and it is an excellent wonderment for the holidays.
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Spice up standard raw oysters with this recipe by Chef Cathy Zeis. Makes a great cocktail party appetizer.
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The Starbucks Indicator
Six months ago a Starbucks barista told me sales were down. “Even the 2 and 3 cup-a-day drinkers are coming in just once a day now,” he said. More recently, last week in fact, that same barista said things were picking up. If we have money for a $4 cup of coffee and a $3 scone, things must be getting better, according to The Starbucks Indicator.
Balance Matters
Hillary Clinton is in a serious race for the White House. She feels pressure to appear sophisticated, scrupulous, and sedulous. After all, the world has serious problems! Now just hold on. Who says you can’t be serious minded, savvy and lighthearted at the same time? In fact, the press and political consultants gave Hillary feedback that she needed to lighten up, laugh more and not be so stiff.
Joetta Cotton Makes Things Happen
In 1978, the Cottons moved to Chickasha, Oklahoma, Ronald’s home town. Joetta worked as a secretary in an oil field company. When the oil business went bust, she landed a job in the Chickasha Library as an administrative assistant and loved it. She took library science classes and completed a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and soon became the Library Director.
